November 28

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The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2001

  • The body of the first American killed in action inside Afghanistan since the bombing campaign began was recovered from a prison compound. Former Marine Mike Spann, 32, of McLean, Virginia, was a paramilitary trooper with the Central Intelligence Agency and was tasked with interrogating the Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners held at the compound. The prisoners rioted on Sunday, taking over the compound until quelled by northern alliance fighters and U.S. airstrikes.
  • A special meeting of United Nations delegates convenes in Bonn, Germany, to discuss Afghanistan’s future.

2002

2003

  • Marines from 2d Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) joined the coalition forces of Combined Joint Task Force-180 in pursuit of al-Qaida and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The unit, based out of Camp Lejeune, consisted of three infantry companies, a weapons company, and a headquarters and services company. Although the unit was not the first Marine unit to be in Afghanistan, 2/8 was the first active duty unit deployed there since the 2001 campaign began.

2004

2005

2007

  • The special court of inquiry ordered in October to be held in regards to Marines allegedly killing unarmed Afghan civilians in March 2007 was postponed until early in 2008 to allow both sides additional time to prepare.

Casualties on November 28:

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